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Not voting either way. Bought one of these at christmas on the JL Deal I posted (far better value, but that was months ago) and returned it as it just didn't do it for me. May be hot for others though.

18th Mar 2013

The £429.97 i5 version was at saveonlaptops for £399.97 not so very long ago - think I'll wait to see if it comes back down. I also noticed that two lucky people picked-up this very same machine from eBay brand new for £250.97 only a week ago!!!

The £429.97 i5 version was at saveonlaptops for £399.97 so very long ago - … The £429.97 i5 version was at saveonlaptops for £399.97 so very long ago - think I'll wait to see if it comes back down. I also noticed that two lucky people picked-up this very same machine from eBay brand new for £250.97 only a week ago.Unless you're desperate, I'd seriously recommend that people hang-on too.

I got this for £450 from Currys in October (Ended up being less than £300 after quidco and trade-in). I really like it. It's thin, quick, lightweight and does everything well. Battery life isn't amazing (5-6 hours on a good run), and wifi occasionally drops (been better with latest drivers), but these are small niggles for a machine with a huge discount off rrp. Mine came with the mechanical hard drive which was a WD Scorpio Blue which I sold for £45 and bought a 128GB SSD for around the same price.

Keep an eye out for deals with the Windows 8 upgrade already in place. Laptops direct have this for £399 (only an i3 though). laptopsdirect.co.uk/Ace…Azg

That's a good price, but being an Ultrabook the S3 is thinner, faster (Cache SSD and i5), better materials and almost 1/3 of the weight. I'd definitely spend more on an Ultrabook if you're going to be taking it places. Staying in the living room, then I'd take yours.

18th Mar 2013

Using one right now, a brilliant laptop.

18th Mar 2013

kristmace

That's a good price, but being an Ultrabook the S3 is thinner, faster … That's a good price, but being an Ultrabook the S3 is thinner, faster (Cache SSD and i5), better materials and almost 1/3 of the weight. I'd definitely spend more on an Ultrabook if you're going to be taking it places. Staying in the living room, then I'd take yours.

If staying in the living room, i prefer a desktop.

18th Mar 2013

yay110

I know it is a 2nd gen CPU, but you can't get everything at this low … I know it is a 2nd gen CPU, but you can't get everything at this low price.

i5-3317U is 3rd gen; the clue is that the suffix starts with a 3. The spec says HD 3000 graphics which maybe what confused you; that's an error.

20th Mar 2013

I have just figured out how to hackintosh this laptop

I'm in the process of writing a guide but basically I am typing this from mountain Lion OSx 10.8.2

i5-3317U is 3rd gen; the clue is that the suffix starts with a 3. ;)The … i5-3317U is 3rd gen; the clue is that the suffix starts with a 3. ;)The spec says HD 3000 graphics which maybe what confused you; that's an error.

Thanks for your information. I think that makes this even better.

I don't understand why people don't like this deal. Yes, it has been with a lower price. But at the moment, it is the lowest. And it is only half price and similar specification with Apple Air!